TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - The Catalytic Situation in the Violence Equation
JO  - Journal of applied social psychology
A1  - Toch, Hans
SP  - 105
EP  - 123
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
N2  - This paper discusses views of violence that point to situational impingements on the aggressor as precipitants of his or her aggression. The view (situational determinism) is illustrated through excerpts from a trial that was concerned with police responsibility for incidents of police-citizen violence. The excerpts high-light the exonerating and antipsychological corollaries of the situational view and its emphasis on victim-related variables. This deterministic scenario (violence situation) is contrasted with an interpersonal emphasis (violence transaction) and an offender-centered perspective (violence opportunity). In contrast to the latter's emphasis on aggressor motivation, situational determinism implies the generic motivation ("normalcy") of aggression. As a corollary, the view rejects the possibility of introducing deescalating options into evolving violence transactions.<p />
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SN  - 0021-9029
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1985.tb02338.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -